The November 11, 1910 mine disaster killed six men.  There is a question as to who they were.  The Illinois State Coal Report lists one as Charles Chornak, whilst the Montgomery County News lists George Petchoff and not Charles Chornak.  Several of the names were spelled differently also.

Panama Mine Fatalities From Opening Through the Mine Closing

Name

Age

Killed

Andrew Skalgia

38

Feb. 21, 1906

Elisha Bean

45

Mar. 29, 1906

John Donnellson

28

Jan. 6, 1908

Ad Jarman

32

Mar. 17, 1908

George Flanery

42

Mar. 17, 1908

Eugene Concello

38

Jan. 9, 1909

Earna Drake

17

Apr. 26, 1909

Herman Newbaum

30

Aug. 14, 1909

Battista Deparil

40

Mar. 29, 1910

Charles Chornak

 

Nov. 11, 1910

George Petchoff

 

Nov. 11, 1910

Jacob Herman

 

Nov. 11, 1910

Raffel Romania

 

Nov. 11, 1910

Joe Ganero

 

Nov. 11, 1910

George Mancheff

 

Nov. 11, 1910

J. Wilbur

 

Nov. 11, 1910

Battisti Badonic

46

Jul. 31, 1910

William Leitbetter

22

Nov. 20, 1911

Porter Caulk

22

Apr.25, 1912

Dante Melini

24

May 27, 1913

Sam Melini

26

Jul. 22, 1913

George Pearson

28

Sep. 12,1913

John Ollas

35

Sep. 19, 1913

Earl Otter

22

Oct. 1, 1913

Oliver Coyle

28

Oct. 8, 1913

Charles Vaniskie

52

Dec. 18, 1913

John Farvan

35

Jan. 31, 1913

James Hancock

35

Nov. 1, 1914

John Fritz

45

Apr. 5, 1915

Joe Stella

32

Apr. 5, 1915

Louis Stella

40

Apr. 5, 1915

Peter Stella

33

Apr. 5, 1915

Battista Tivan

34

Apr. 5, 1915

Andrew Saybon

32

Apr. 5, 1915

Dave Thomas

27

Apr. 5, 1915

Joe Mihlich

28

Apr. 5, 1915

Thomas Fritz

26

Apr. 5, 1915

Theodore H. Burns

42

Apr. 5, 1915

Joseph Renner

28

Apr. 5, 1915

Martin Bogetti

22

Aug. 21, 1916

Virgilio Jacemetti

31

Apr. 3, 1917

Otto Scheller

38

Sep. 8, 1917

Harry Buckstiegel

24

Feb. 4, 1918

C. L. Denny

36

Jul. 3, 1918

Clarence File

18

Aug. 16, 1918

Thomas Zanchetti

18

Sep. 11, 1919

John May

34

Jun. 14, 1919

Earl Meisenheimer   Oct. 20, 1920
John Piprek

37

Oct. 31, 1921
Dominic Deright

20

Jan. 16, 1922
B. Marak

60

 

Ray West

34

Sep. 13, 1922
Albert Taylor

20

Oct. 8, 1922
Charles Gunn

20

Dec. 3, 1924
Peter Raffia

43

Apr. 10, 1925
Noah Munton

27

Nov. 27, 1925
Dale Eccles

23

Mar. 17, 1926
Roman Marak

38

Dec. 21, 1926
Earl Leak

40

Oct. 24, 1927
Joe Bussoni

63

Sep. 19, 1929
Glen Orval Beckham   Jan. 20, 1930
Joseph Reviskey

52

Jun. 5, 1930

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